Jonathan graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Architectural Engineering. He is a practicing architect and a Technical Fellow in lighting design at WSP USA, Inc. During his career, Jonathan has led the lighting design effort for a wide variety of infrastructure improvement projects. These include, Roadway Tunnels throughout the United States, the development Light Rail stations for Sound Transit in Seattle, Airport Facilities, and High-Speed Rail projects. Jonathan is a long-time member of the Roadway Lighting Committee, Retail Lighting Committee and more recently Lighting for Outdoor Public Spaces Committee. During the 33 years of his career he has contributed to the development of IES Roadway, Tunnel and Retail Standards. His involvement in lighting research includes published work for the Transportation Research Board, and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, as well as leading the Short Tunnel Lighting Task Force for the IES. Jonathan believes mentoring and the sharing of technical knowledge is the key to developing a future ready, professional lighting practice.